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What are the hidden costs of losing a farm worker?

The Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council offers tools 
to calculate this impact

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Losing a skilled and motivated worker is tough for any farm or business but few operations understand the cost or impact on the bottom line, says the Canadian Agriculture Human Resources Council. It’s offering farmers two tools to calculate the financial impact of replacing a worker, which it says can be as much as 150
Country Crossroads

Voluntary guidelines recommend best practices for hiring youth

Canadian Agricultural Safety Association staff say guidelines are geared to employers 
but are also useful to anyone with young people working with them in ag worksites

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Now that the calendar has flipped to July, many teens get a job working on a neighbour’s farm or in some other agriculturally related job. While many bring their youthful energy and a ‘can do’ attitude to their workplace, they also think they’ll never get hurt and are indifferent to risk. When that youthful naiveté is
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Farm women’s conference focuses on tech skills, info technology

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The Manitoba farm women’s conference has become a deep tradition in Manitoba, with a second generation now sending their daughters. That’s because it’s stayed true to its role providing networking opportunities and resources rural and farm women need, say conference attendees. Tracy Chappell, who farms and runs a seed company with her husband at Hamiota,
Country Crossroads

Retirement looms for many rural self-employed

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Statistics Canada analysis shows many lawyers, accountants and other key service 
providers will be at retirement age in next decade in rural Canada

The wave of retirements expected to roll across rural Canada in the next decade won’t just affect the farmers in your community. Rural and small-town Canada could have fewer lawyers, accountants, doctors and funeral directors too, according to a recent analysis of the ages of those self-employed outside bigger centres. About one in every four
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ADM eyes ways to expand reach

Reuters / After passing on Viterra, Archer Daniels Midland is now eyeing acquisitions of smaller assets in North America. “Other than one-off deals, we can’t really grow too much in North America,” said A. James Shafter, the company’s vice-president of mergers and acquisitions. “We’ll always do one-off deals. Elevator assets, transportation assets, if it’s in
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Hiring uninsured contractors on the farm risky

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Hiring contractors who are not covered by your province’s workers’ compensation might save a little money but it could ruin your farm business. Helping farmers and ranchers reduce the risks in their operations is the core message of the theme Plan • Farm • Safety, a three-year focus for the Canadian agricultural safety campaign. In
Livestock

Farm Workers Exempt From New Rules

Anew cap on how long temporary foreign workers can work in Canada before having to return home will not apply to seasonal farm workers. Changes to the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), taking effect April 1 will not affect Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, the federal government said in a release Mar. 24. The
Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef Mentorship Goes Nationwide

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Following up on its pilot program this year in Alberta, the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program will now accept applications for mentorship spots available nationwide in 2011. Beef enthusiasts between ages 18 and 35 may apply online to seek one of 16 eight-month CYL mentorships available beginning in April 2011. Applications close Jan. 25, 2011. The
Livestock

New Development Program For Young Cattle Producers

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Anew mentorship program launched July 13 will give Canada’s young beef cattle producers a chance to develop both business abilities and leadership qualities. The Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) Development Program will pair producers aged 18 to 35 with established professionals to hone specific skills and also become ambassadors for their industry. CYL will start as
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EI Extended To Self-Employed, Including Farmers

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“Do you have to contribute up to 85?” – LAURENT PELLERIN, CFA Farmers, who have traditionally fallen outside work benefits programs, may now qualify for employment insurance under new federal legislation. The proposed law would extend benefits, such as employment insurance, to the 2.6 million Canadians, including agricultural producers, who are self-employed. Self-employed people could

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